A Brief History of in In honor of the 150th anniversary of Nebraska Prepared by the Public Health Association of Nebraska

1867 - Nebraska becomes a state. 1913 - Dr. Oscar Dowling, president of the 1949 - The Division of Dental Health 1979 - Nebraska Clean Indoor Air Act Louisiana State Board of Health brings is established. is adopted. 1868 - The legislature authorizes his “Health Train” to Lincoln, Nebraska cities of 3,000 or more to in February to a crowd of more than 1950 - The Nebraska Public Health 1981 - Cancer and Smoking Disease establish local boards of health. 6,000 people in frigid weather. The Association is established (later to Research Program is created. be changed to the Public Health 1880s - main purpose is to directly influence 1982 - Walter Reed is assigned Association of Nebraska). William M. Kizer, Chairman of to the western frontier at Forts state legislation to advocate for the Central States Indemnity, founds the Omaha, Sidney, and Robinson establishment of a state-supported 1952 - The Public Health Laboratory Wellness Council of the Midlands as in Nebraska. His daughter, bacteriological laboratory. in Nebraska is provided supplies a non-profit organization focused on Blossom, is born in Omaha, 1914 - The first state bacteriological necessary for testing specimens, such workplace wellness. It is headquartered Nebraska, in 1883. A pathologist laboratory is formed. as culture tubes and media. in Omaha. and bacteriologist, Reed led 1954 - 1985 - the experiments that prove that 1921 - Division of Child is The Division of Communicable AIDS Program begins. Disease is combined with the Division yellow fever is transmitted by the created in the Bureau of Health 1987 - William M. Kizer founds the bite of a mosquito. of Venereal Disease. 1930 - Public Health Law establishes Wellness Council of America. WELCOA county health departments. 1959-1961 - The Nebraska Public Health is headquartered in Omaha. It helps Plan issues a biennial report that businesses improve employee health. 1935 - Maternal & Child Health provides first-hand documentation of In addition, the Cancer Control Fund and Narcotic Drugs Law and laboratory techniques. Program is created. Hypnotic Drugs Law are enacted. 1961 - The Fluoridation Law is enacted. 1988 - Core functions of public health 1936 - Division of Sanitation and Division are developed: “The Future of Public of Venereal Disease are created. 1964 - The Migrant Health Program Health” is released by the Institute Susan La is established. walter reed 1941 - of Medicine. Flesche Picotte Division of Public Health Education is established. 1967 - The Depressant and Stimulant 1889 - Drugs Control Act and Metabolic Susan La Flesche Picotte 1942 - Division of Public Health Nursing screening for newborns are enacted. becomes the first Native is organized. American doctor (Omaha 1969 - The Rabies Control Act and tribe). She mounts public 1942-1945 - Pamphlets are circulated that Inhalants Control Act are established. health campaigns to eliminate contain extensive information about communal drinking cups, diseases that are reportable to the 1970 - The Nebraska Environmental Health promote screen doors that state. They contain specific guidelines Association (NEHA) is established. keep out disease-ridden flies about infectious diseases and rules 1971 - The Nebraska Department of and warns against the evils of and regulations for quarantining and Environmental Quality is created and the 1990 - The Nebraska Rural Health alcohol abuse. placarding homes and businesses Uniform Controlled Substances Act and where disease outbreaks have occurred. Association is formed. 1891 - The State of Nebraska Family Planning Program are established. establishes the first 1990 - Nebraska Year 2000 Health Goals 1973 - Mandatory immunization of and Objectives are developed. statewide Board of Health, school children begins. headquartered in Lincoln. 1975 -WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutritional program begins. 1991 - CityMatCH, founded by 1998 - Master Tobacco Settlement 2005 - Great Plains Public Health 2013 - PHAN member Ira Combs is presented with a PHAN member Dr. Magda Agreement dollars enhance the public Leadership Institute (GPPHLI) is Champion of Change award at The White House. Peck, becomes a national health infrastructure across the state developed and launched and Dr. Dick membership organization (LB1070 tobacco legislation is passed) Raymond transitions from Nebraska’s of city and county health and the Nebraska Minority Health Chief Medical Officer to U.S. Under departments’ maternal and Association is incorporated. In that same Secretary of Agriculture for child health (MCH) programs year Larry Hudkins, Lincoln-Lancaster Food & Safety and leaders representing urban County Board member, becomes communities in the United president of the National Association of Ira Combs States. It is headquartered Local Boards of Health. 2014 - Temple University partners with NE DHHS in Omaha. 1999 - Nebraska’s first State Public Health to create the online LawAtlas that tracks laws and Improvement Plan is approved by the regulations on public health topics in Nebraska. Nebraska Community Health Partners Dick Raymond 2015 - The University of Nebraska Medical Center/ Stakeholders Group; Nebraska Health 2008 - Nebraska Medicine, in collaboration with Emory Care Trust Fund is created; Pregnancy A revision of A Strategic Plan University in Atlanta and Bellevue Center Risk Assessment Monitoring System To Strengthen and Transform Public in New York City, is awarded a $12 million grant magda peck (PRAMS) is implemented; and Hepatitis B Health In Nebraska is published. to establish and co-lead the nation’s National vaccine and second MMR are added as 2009 - Ebola Training and Education Center (NETEC). 1991 - Adolescent Health The Nebraska Clean Indoor school immunization requirements. Air Act requiring indoor workplaces In addition, UNMC Chancellor Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold Program and School Nurse and Dean of the College of Public Health and Program begin. 2000 - The Nebraska Public Health in Nebraska to be smoke-free is Association is reorganized to change its implemented, and Dr. Bruce Dart, former Deputy U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Ali 1992 - Every Woman Matters name to the Public Health Association of Director of the Lincoln-Lancaster Khan, set a strategic goal to work with all health Program and Office of Minority Nebraska; the Office of Women’s Health County Health Department becomes systems and private and community partners to Health are established and is established (LB480); and the Nebraska President of the National Association help make Nebraska the healthiest state in the Public Health Week is initiated Educational Alliance for Public Health of County and City Health Officials. union by 2020. In addition, PHAN board member in Nebraska. Impact (NEAPHI) is established. Margaret Brink becomes president of the National Association of Local Boards of Health (NALBOH). 1994 - Lead Poisoning Prevention 2001 - The Public Health Association of Program begins. Nebraska is selected as the outstanding 1995 - Vaccines for Children affiliate of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Program begins. 2011 - The Great Plains Public Health 1997 - M. Jane Ford, then 2001 - The passage of LB 692 provides Training Center is formed to strengthen Director of the Lincoln- dedicated state funding to local the technical, scientific, managerial, and Lancaster Health Department, public health departments and leads leadership competence of a growing becomes president of the to the creation of 16 new local public workforce in Nebraska’s underserved areas. Ali Khan National Association of City health departments in the state. Area Also PHAN board member Ed Schneider and County Health Officials Health Education Centers (AHECs) are becomes president of the National 2016 - The University of Nebraska at Omaha (NACCHO). She later became established in Nebraska. Association of Local Boards of Health. becomes the first CEPH undergraduate accredited public health program in Director of Public 2004 - The Council on Education for Public 2012 - Health Solutions. Region VII (Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska Nebraska. In addition, PHAN begins a Health (CEPH) accredits Nebraska’s and Kansas) known as MINK is the second policy development program and adopts a first graduate public health education APHA region to hold annual public health policy on climate change and public health. program - a collaboration between the regional conferences. In the same year Dr. University of Nebraska at Omaha and the Ayman El Mohandes, who at the time was 2017 - PHAN joins in celebrating Nebraska’s University of Nebraska Medical Center. Dean of the College of Public Health at 150th anniversary. UNMC, is elected to the Executive Board of Prepared by David E. Corbin in cooperation with the 2017 members M. Jane Ford the American Public Health Association. of the phan board & Megan Boye From Concordia University, NE